Unfortunately, Damien doesn’t listen too well, and doesn’t seem to have much respect for the man who ought to be his mentor. Damien has adopted the role of Robin (with Tim apparently out of the scene for now…no real explanation is given in the trade).
A lot of this had to do with the brotherly bickering that filled the pages. That being said, a lot of the comic still felt like Dick was simply pretending in the role. Different doesn’t necessarily mean bad, and I like that Morrison lets Dick dive headfirst into the role of Batman without forcing him to emulate Bruce too much. I don’t want to forget who’s behind the cowl, and I like being able to tell that the dark knight is someone different.
I like that Morrison doesn’t try to make Dick a carbon copy of Bruce. Dick makes a decent Batman, but he’s just not the real Batman. I knew I’d miss Bruce, constantly comparing poor Dick Grayson to his mentor at every turn. My reaction after reading this is basically on par with what I expected, perhaps erring on the side of disappointed. Knowing that Grant Morrison wrote this story gave me a little hope though, expecting something twisted and different. The last time this happened (in Knightfall) we were stuck with Azbats for entirely too long. I wondered (and worried) what I would think of a Batman comic without Bruce Wayne.
I went into this trade with some trepidation.
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